France vows to keep Entente and seek closer alliance
Paris Aug 20 The Associated Press reports Premier Poincare’s Charleville address shows France does not want an end to the entente and seeks a path to agreement with Great Britain He rejects Curzon notes on Ruhr and says France will pursue concerted action with allies to ease their suffering.
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Associated Press
Paris
Poincare
Charleville
France
Great Britain
Marquis Curzon
Ruhr
Broadway Stars Testify Against Their Husbands in Bucketshop Case
Groody McGee and Florentee Ely Fuller, Broadway musical comedy stars, were revealed as witnesses aiding prosecutors in a bucketshop bankruptcy case. They say they testify to reduce their husbands Edward Fuller and W Frank McGee’s punishment, while defending personal innocence. Mrs McGee and Mrs Fuller spoke to reporters in their husbands’ counsel’s office detailing their roles.
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Groody McGee
Florentee Ely Fuller
U.S
Hayward
Edward Fuller
W. Frank McGee
Amundson to Make Another North Pole Flight Attempt
Coast guard cutter Bear officials report Roald Amundsen plans a new attempt to fly from Alaska to Spitzbergen over the North Pole using Spitzbergen as a base. He previously abandoned the attempt after an accident that forced him to land in Alaska.
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Amundson
North Pole
Associated Press
ST. Paul
Alaska
Roald Amundson
Norwegen
Spitzbergen
Spitzbegen
Coast Guard
Bear
Point Harrow
Wainwright
Foreclosure Begun On M and St Louis Railway
In Minneapolis on August 20 Judge W F Booth granted the Guaranty Trust Company of New York permission to intervene and file a bill to foreclose a mortgage of 8 896 000 against the Minneapolis and St Louis railroad. An amendment seeking appointment of W H Bremmer as receiver was presented for approval.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
W. F. Booth
Minneapolis and St. Louis
W. H. Bremmer
Booth
Parmalee Custody Battle Returns With Boy's US Entry
Ester Black Parmalee and her four year old son Charles Roy Parmalee crossed from Mexico into the United States at El Paso marking another turn in a two year domestic dispute. A Los Angeles court awarded custody to the mother 18 months earlier, but the father later took the child to Mexico City. She says reconciliation failed and she hid the boy under a rug before bringing him to a northbound train.
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Associated Presa
EL Paso
Texas
Ester Black Parmalee
Charles Roy Parmalee
Mexico
United States
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Governor Bryan Tries to Curb Coal Dealers in Nebraska
Lincoln Nebraska Governor Bryan announced near completion of plans to supply coal to cities villages and local public committees at below prevailing prices He said municipal yards sold coal last winter and spring for 9 50 a ton delivered to the consumer and asserted the retail price should be reduced accordingly He claimed the same fuel can be offered about 4 25 cheaper under his program
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Municiple Coal
Nebraska
Bryan
Municiple
Machine Gunners of National Guard Set New Record
Iowa National Guard officials report a world record for machine gun accuracy at Camp Dodge. Members of Company D, 168th machine gun company, during the encampment, qualified as marksmen by shooting 262 rounds out of 250 possible.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
168Th Machine Gun Company
National Guard
Camp Dodge
Carson Refuses to Talk About Clara Phillips Case
Jesse C. Carson, once a Los Angeles grocer, stays silent in New York about Clara Phillips the murderess and her sensational escape. He adds little on revolutions he claimed were fomented in Honduras and plots against him while awaiting funds to return home after arriving on the steamship Alsa.
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Associated Press
New York
Clara Phillips
Los Angeles
Hammer
Honduras
Jesse C. Carson
Carson
Alsa
Masked Bandits Loot Club for $10,000 in Vancouver
Two masked men penetrated the Seventh Battalion Club in Vancouver early today. They lined up about a score of card players and escaped after 45 minutes with $10,000 from the victims.
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Vancouver
Associated Press
B. C
Bcard
Theuictims
Earthquakes Rock Turbat-I-Haidal Area in Persia
Five severe earthquakes were felt at Turbat I Haidal in the last 24 hours causing panic among inhabitants. Heavy storms have damaged property and casualties are reported as dispatches from Tarehan Persia indicate.
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Tarehan
Persia
Turbat-I-Haidal
Basis for U S Mexico diplomacy reported in Washington
Charles B Warren and John Barton Payne led American negotiators presenting a basis for resuming diplomatic relations with Mexico to Secretary Hughes and President Coolidge. They indicated talks spanned three months and a day and plans include claimant commissions once relations resume. Warren and Payne will review the report with Hughes before Mexican government presentation next month.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Charles B. Warren
John Barton Payne
Mexico
Hughes
Coolidge
Mc Warren
United States
Warren
Washington
Payne
Rxport
Secretar Mellon to Remain in Cabinet After Conference
Secretary Mellon announced after a White House meeting with President Coolidge that he will stay in the cabinet. The statement came from Washington on August 20 and confirms continued leadership in the treasury during the current administration.
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Washington, Db. C
Secretar Mellon
The
Treasury
Coollidge
Question Arises Over Cargo Liquor On Foreign Vessel
In Los Angeles the Williamson carrying 3,400 bottles of French claret en route to Esende Mexico faces a Volstead act question. Captain Williamson says the liquor is part of the cargo and cannot be seized, while U.S. customs has sealed it awaiting Washington’s ruling.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Williamson
Los Angeles Harbor
Antwerp
Esenda
Mexico
Washington
Gasoline Sold At 16 Cents At Seattle Stations
Seattle, Aug. 20. Sixteen cent gasoline was sold here today at several independent service stations. The cut was not universal as major brands kept 19 cents a gallon at Standard Union and Shell stations. Officials said independents sold at cost for advertising purposes.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Union
Shell
Mine Operators And Union Heads In Conference
Officials of the miners union and representatives of anthracite operators met in Atlantic City to discuss a new wage contract possibly effective September 1. Operators favor a preliminary understanding allowing miners to continue work after September 1 even if terms remain unsettled. Union representatives reportedly remain willing to concede this point.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Tidal waves in Korea cause 246 dead and 1000 missing
Reports from Seoul indicate 246 people dead and over a thousand missing after a devastating storm and tidal waves hit four western Korean provinces. Damage to homes and property was extensive, with the heaviest impact along the Yalu River.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Seoul
Yalu
Korea
Meredith to sue Brookhart over libel claim
Iowa figures show K T Meredith intends to sue Senator Smith W Brookhart for thirty cents in damages accusing him of libel over remarks about farm prices. Meredith says farmers’ finances are improving and cites price and loan repayment data to counter Brookhart’s charges.
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Associated Presses
Des Moines
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
K. T. Meredith
Secretary of Agriculture
Wall Street
Agriculture
Meredith
Associated Press
Senator Brookhart
Radcliffe
Brookhart
Mr. Brookhart
Legion Denials Cloud Bergdoll Kidnap Plot Claim
A German newspaper report claims American army officers in Columbus Ohio were linked to Grover Cleveland Bergdoll kidnapping plans. It asserts a letter from an American Legion board wished Griffis success, which officials deny as not representing the Legion.
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Ger
Rodeer Sperber
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Sperber
Paris
Carl Sehmidt
Bergdgll
Griffis
American Legion
Columbus
Ohio
Griffie
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
C. Hooven Griffis
Hamilton
Arrest Two Men At Residence of German Premier
Berlin police guards found two men hiding near Chancellor Stresseman residence last night. The guards opened fire. the suspects escaped. Police believe the aim was to steal diplomatic papers.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
Stresseman
Business Leaders Meet Coolidge To Discuss Conditions
President Coolidge hosted a conference in Washington with leading business figures from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The round table addressed national business conditions and government relations with industry.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Coolidge
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Two Cedar Rapids Men Meet Violent Deaths on Sunday
Cedar Rapids, Aug. 21 Two Cedar Rapids men died in separate tragedies Sunday night. T. Liddle, assistant advertising manager of the Evening Gazette, was killed when a motor truck overturned after striking a bridge. Keith Stookey, 31, prominent local businessman and World War veteran, drowned while bathing in the Cedar River.
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Copa Rapids
wre _sonh T. Liddle
Evening Gazette
Keith Stookey
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Brookhart Attacks Meredith Over Farm Price Deflation Claims
Senator Brookhart assails Meredith as a liar and libeler over claims about deflation in farm prices. He accuses Meredith of aiding a Wall Street driven panic and of failing to stop price declines while big interests stocked long term credit. The article notes Meredith publishes a farming periodical and mentions an unspecified filing date.
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War Finance Corporation
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Brookhart
Nebraska
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Hadcliffe
Meredith
Wall Street
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